asiatravel236 views13 minute read The megacity of Istanbul borders on Europe, Asia, and the inexplicable.Peter Crosby05/03/2023 There’s no way to explain the scale of Istanbul, Turkey without making the city feel bad about its weight. View Post
africatravel108 views9 minute read Want to take the “Marrakesh Express” to Marrakesh Morocco? What are you, high?Peter Crosby03/17/2020 It’s yet another reason why I hate Crosby, Stills & Nash. View Post
europetravel33 views12 minute read Amsterdam is the (Nether)land of pot, prostitution, and polders.Peter Crosby10/10/2017 Amsterdam wasn’t always a haven for patchouli-wearing, pot-smoking perverts. For a long time, the place was just a big-ass swamp. View Post
europetravel58 views12 minute read Barcelona Spain reminds me of San Diego, only with arts and culture.Peter Crosby05/22/2015 Like hot, dry weather, and tiny plates of ham? Then you’ll love Barcelona. View Post
europetravel56 views12 minute read Of Spain’s many exceptional towns and cities, Madrid is the most tragically ordinary.Peter Crosby05/10/2015 In any other country, Madrid would be a must-see city. But in Spain, it’s just a meh one. View Post
blog31 views1 minute read Charging for alcohol on an International flight? What the hell, United?Peter Crosby08/22/2014 Charging for alcohol on an 11-hour international flight? US$8 for mediocre wine? That’s bullcrap, and you know it, United. View Post
blog31 views4 minute read I fly on United’s new “Dreamliner” and weirdly sleep through most of it.Peter Crosby01/10/2013 Is the “Dreamliner” all it’s cracked up to be? View Post
africatravel49 views20 minute read Egypt Africa: The world’s most ancient civilization (and it has the dust to prove it).Peter Crosby12/23/2010 Some of the earliest developments in writing, agriculture, and government happened here first. Why? Aliens, duh. View Post
north americatravel36 views4 minute read Redding California: It’s close to a lot of other, better places to visit.Peter Crosby09/03/2010 A famous architect designed a bridge in Reading and that was enough reason to go there. View Post
north americatravel146 views11 minute read Hawaii, The Big Island: Probably not the Hawaii you’re thinking of.Peter Crosby07/07/2010 Our flight took off for the Big Island of Hawaii, but it touched down in the Proterozoic Era. View Post
blog28 views4 minute read Tales of holiday travel suckiness, courtesy of American Airlines.Peter Crosby01/03/2008 I hate to say that American Airlines sucks as an airline, but the truth is that American Airlines sucks as an airline. View Post
caribbeannorth americatravel58 views11 minute read San Juan, Puerto Rico: Where so many speak Spanish, you think you’re in California.Peter Crosby05/11/2007 We spent a week in the not-so-exotic — but still technically foreign — Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. View Post